Text of the provision
Art. 1611. In a sale with a right to repurchase, the vendee of a part of an undivided immovable who acquires the whole thereof in the case of article 498, may compel the vendor to redeem the whole property, if the latter wishes to make use of the right of redemption.
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Civil Code of the Philippines, Republic Act No. 386, approved June 18, 1949, effective August 30, 1950. Reproduced in full; verified verbatim against the LawPhil and ChanRobles official-text renderings.
What this article means
A buyer of a share of an undivided immovable who later acquires the whole may compel the vendor to redeem the entire property if the vendor wants to redeem at all.
Questions about this provision
Related provisions
- Article 1610 — Vendor's Creditors and Redemption.
- Article 1612 — Joint Sellers' Redemption Limited to Their Share.
Cases interpreting this article
- Authorities on this article will be added here as each is verified against primary sources.
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